My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 329 Trouble
Silvery moonlight shone through the thin clouds and spread across the earth.

The misty mountains seem to be draped in a layer of moon-white gauze.

In the dense forest, a gaunt man with an orange-skinned face stood with his feet dangling a hand's width above the ground, each step covering dozens of meters.

"The Deputy Chief is always generous. Once we capture this alchemist, I should be able to get a reward of at least a hundred or two hundred merits," the orange-faced man thought to himself, humming an unknown tune.

Thinking of the flattery Zhang Lang and Li Huan had shown him earlier, the orange-skinned man couldn't help but sneer.

"Two idiots!"

“Chen Mu is an alchemist. Even if he was schemed against, it was because the Vice Minister of the Capital recognized his abilities and wanted to recruit him.”

"Still trying to climb up to the position of Deputy Chief of Staff? Ha..." The orange-skinned man was full of disdain.

"But if things really go through, we might have to deal with Chen Mu again."

"He is an alchemist after all. If he becomes successful in the future and seeks revenge because of this scheming..." The orange-skinned man narrowed his eyes.

"Zhang and Li cannot be allowed to live."

"Killing these two people will ensure that only the Vice Minister knows that this scheme was orchestrated by me."

"With this leverage, the Vice Minister will trust me more, and he will never tell Chen Mu the truth."

"It's perfect to let Zhang and Li take the blame. Maybe we can even use their lives to curry favor with Chen Mu!"

"Ha! Killing two birds with one stone!"

He was secretly making plans.

A series of wailing sounds, like thunder, suddenly appeared in my ears.

The hairs on his neck stood on end instantly, and he almost instinctively activated his spiritual energy to protect himself.

The bright white halo had just risen when it shattered with a bang.

A large, indigo-blue hand, as big as a palm leaf fan, suddenly gripped his neck.

Click!

The man with the orange-skinned face had his neck snapped instantly.

The orange-skinned man's head was tilted to the side, almost parallel to his shoulders. His eyes were wide open, and the look of terror that had just appeared on his face suddenly stopped. He seemed to have been frozen in place, as if a stop button had been pressed.

The next moment, the tilted head suddenly shouted, "Surrender!"

"Whatever you want, I'll give you!"

"Whatever you want to know, I'll tell you everything!"

"I followed Vice Chief Sun of the General Affairs Department and learned many secrets!"

"Spare my life!"

Chen Mu's lips twitched as he looked at the orange-skinned man with torn skin and muscles on his neck, blood spurting out, yet still chattering incessantly.

The cultivators in this world may appear ethereal and fragile, but their bodies are actually incredibly strong.

What a blunder!

hum!
The black moon blade flashed repeatedly.

The orange-skinned man, who had been full of energy just moments before, suddenly froze.

Black smoke billowed up, instantly engulfing the orange-skinned man and swallowing him whole.

A mountain breeze blows, and a withered leaf falls to the ground. Apart from a drop of blood splattered on the soil, there are no other traces.

……

Five days later, at the warehouse entrance.

A 30-something-year-old inspector dressed in black clasped his hands and said, "Deputy Inspector Sun, please wait."

"Afterwards, I will send people to try to find Zhang and Li in the surrounding area."

He glanced at the crowd behind Sun Wuhuan, pulled the other man's arm and took a few steps to the side, whispering, "Misty Mist Mountain has just been brought under our control, and some remnants of the Misty Clouds Sect are causing trouble from time to time."

"The patrols around the foot of the mountain are often subjected to inexplicable attacks."

"If it weren't for Elder Liu's mercy, which only allowed us to patrol down the mountain during the day, who knows how many more people would have died."

"You need to be mentally prepared. Those two people disappeared at night, and I'm afraid they're in grave danger."

Sun Wuhuan's face darkened: "I understand."

"However, they are, after all, two alchemy apprentices from the Upper Academy, so I hope Brother Li will put in a little more effort."

Manager Li breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm glad you understand. We will do our best."

Watching Steward Li leave with three gray-clad patrolmen, Sun Wuhuan turned around expressionlessly and waved his hand: "Disperse, all of you."

The group clasped their hands in greeting, knowing that Sun Wuhuan was in a bad mood, and all left quietly and cautiously.

Chen Mu, who was hiding at the edge of the crowd, also pretended to breathe a sigh of relief and turned to go back to the alchemy room.

"Junior Brother Chen, you did very well!" Sun Wuhuan appeared beside Chen Mu and said coldly.

"Senior brother, you flatter me." Chen Mu said modestly, "I only mentioned it to Warehouse Manager Zeng."

“These two are from our General Affairs Department, after all. Their sudden disappearance for so many days has really made me uneasy.” He looked worried.

"From the bottom of my heart, I hope they can both be safe." Chen Mu's eyes were full of sincerity.

Sun Wuhuan stared at Chen Mu, speechless for a moment.

Three people targeting this guy have disappeared at the same time, but he's pretending not to know anything in front of me.

Do you think I'm stupid?!

"Vice Commander Sun, do you have any further instructions?"

"If there's nothing else, I should go back to refining pills."

"Without Zhang and Li, the progress of alchemy has slowed down significantly. If the yellow sprout rice is not processed in time, a large amount will be damaged, which will affect you, and that would be bad."

"Why don't you contact the other courtyard and find two more alchemy apprentices to come down the mountain?"

Sun Wuhuan's gaze toward Chen Mu grew increasingly indifferent.

He snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Facing the puzzled looks from the warehouse disciples beside him, Chen Mu smiled bitterly: "Sigh, I've lost two people, but the Deputy Director won't give me any more."

"With so much yellow sprout rice, how long will it take me to master it?!"

"So miserable?"

"It's that bad!"

"This is an undeserved misfortune for you."

"Who says otherwise? Sigh..." Chen Mu shook his head and smiled bitterly, exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then turned and left.

……

Inside the alchemy room, Chen Mu remained silent for a long while before finally letting out a sigh.

"I was impulsive."

Knowing that the three were plotting, there could actually be a more prudent approach.

Chen Mu deeply reflected on his actions.

When faced with trouble, your first thought is to eliminate the root of the problem?!
He couldn't help but recall the changes he had experienced along the way.

It took him a long time to realize: "I've been affected by this cruel world after all."

Chen Mu sighed.

This world has actually forced a kind and good person like me to become so cold-hearted.

So, in the end, is the world really wrong?

Damn it!
“Sun Wuhuan must already be suspicious of me.”

"If they try to trip me up..." Chen Mu's mood worsened.

Run? No way.

His path of accumulating Daoist merit to exchange for secret techniques was already on the right track. Giving up now would be truly unwilling.

Fighting? That's even worse.

Sun Wuhuan had a powerful background; the Sun family was deeply entrenched in Jilong Road.

I'm just a nobody who got promoted from the outer courtyard, how could I possibly compete with them?!
Moreover, it seems that Sun Wuhuan already possesses the secret method of condensing the aperture.

Even if he hasn't mastered the Condensation Aperture technique, he's definitely stronger than an ordinary Disciple of the Breaking Illusion.

If you bump your own little arm or leg on it, the consequences...

Damn!

Chen Mu slapped the low table next to him angrily.

Should we give in to Sun Wuhuan, work for him for free, and help him earn money from jade?

After thinking it over and over for a long time, Chen Mu couldn't help but sigh.

"I'm just a low-level disciple of Chicken Cage Sect, what can I do..."

"In the end, we are still too weak and can only passively defend ourselves."

"Sigh... let's just take it one step at a time." Chen Mu resignedly lay down on the soft couch, his face full of dejection.

……

Late at night, in the misty mountains of Shandong, more than 500 meters underground, in a karst cave.

Liang Yi floated in mid-air, a scroll fluttering in front of him.

He held a calligraphy brush in his right hand, pondering deeply while carefully making corrections on the surface.

As he was recalling the course of a winding stream, an invisible ripple suddenly swept over him.

It felt as if someone had brushed the soles of his feet with a feather; Liang Yi shuddered and instantly forgot the water vein route he had just remembered.

Chen Mu?!
What is this guy up to now?!
Could they have dug their way to this point while digging a tunnel? We're almost out of Misty Mountain!

He was just about to go up and say a few words.

The complex watercourse in my mind suddenly came to mind.

His face lit up with joy, and he picked up his pen to write it down.

Then another invisible wave swept by.

Liang Yi couldn't help but shiver again.

Before he could even react, waves of listening and probing ripples swept over him, making Liang Yi want to hit someone!

What kind of trouble is this bastard causing!

……

"The Junior Prisoner!"

"Venerable Toad!" Chen Mu respectfully clasped his hands in greeting.

"What the hell are you doing?" Liang Yi asked, somewhat exasperated.

"I thought about it carefully after I got back that day."

"I believe that if it is something of great importance to the development of the courtyard that you two cultivators with high cultivation levels are willing to help."

"As a disciple of the separate courtyard, it is my duty to do my part!" Chen Mu said earnestly.

"Help me? You didn't get into some trouble and came to my side to avoid it, did you?" Liang Yi asked suspiciously.

"This... what do you mean by this?" Chen Mu looked aggrieved, as if he had been wronged.

"I really just wanted to do my part!"

"Look, I've already drawn a map of the underground water veins!" Chen Mu said, handing over a scroll with a mixture of grief and indignation.

Liang Yi took it and glanced at it, then immediately raised an eyebrow.

It's even more detailed than the one I drew myself!

He held onto the scroll, reluctant to return it.

Drilling around in the dark underground is really too annoying.

Given the free time, he would rather punch a rock.

"You really haven't gotten yourself into big trouble?"

Chen Mu sighed deeply: "Young Abbot, you know me. I'm just an honest and dutiful disciple, how could I possibly cause any big trouble?"

Liang Yi glanced at him sideways and said, "Guess whether I believe you or not."

"Alas, the Junior Supervisor has misunderstood me far too deeply!"

"Why don't you go back first?!"

"Let it be a misunderstanding. My grievances are not important. What's important is the grand plan for the villa!"

"Ah……"

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